Hywel Bennett gaimed a scholarship to Rada and then appeared in several films in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
His biggest TV success was in the title role of Shelley, from 1979 to 1992.
Hywel Bennett was also superb in the acclaimed Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy.
In 2003, Hywel Bennett played gangland boss Jack Dalton in EastEnders.
